Control and Monitor up to 120 Systems from One Terminal
Simple Management of UNIX Systems
ConsoleSwitch is an intelligent switch that enables one RS-232 text terminal to control and monitor multiple systems through the RS-232 console port. Attached systems can be a mixture of computers, UNIX servers, and LAN/WAN components. Port buffering facilitates troubleshooting by allowing the user to scroll back and forth through accumulated screen data or quickly switch between systems.
- Save time and improve operations with simple, centralized access
- Save cost and space by eliminating excess terminals
Control 12 UNIX servers and other RS-232 systems
Expand to control 120 systems by cascading
Raritan ConsoleSwitch Local and Remote Operation
Manage all connected systems from your terminal in the data center, or over a telephone line with an external modem.
ConsoleSwitch is rack mountable and modularly expandable. A single chassis includes the central processor, power supply, and control circuitry. The chassis houses up to six Dual Port Modules, each of which provides connectors and screen buffer memory for two systems (12 ports total/chassis). Multiple chassis can be cascaded to support up to 120 systems.
Ports can operate a mixture of baud rates. Each port contains 32 Kb memory to store approximately 30 full screens. The buffers continuously accept screen information on a first-in first-out basis. In Monitor Mode, the user selects a port for viewing, and can then observe and/or print current or previous screen information. The Scan command provides convenient viewing of the latest screen of data from user-selected channels at any time interval from 1 to 20 seconds. In Direct Mode the user can access and operate any selected device as if the terminal were directly connected.
An external modem operating up to 19,200 baud over a conventional telephone line can be used for remote access to the ConsoleSwitch, which is password protected for added security.
Raritan ConsoleSwitch Features
- Save time and improve operations with simple, centralized access
- Control 12 systems from one terminal
- Expand to 120 systems by cascading 10 units
- Connect Systems up to 150 feet away
- Use any RS-232 terminal from 300 to 19.2k baud
- Buffer 32 Kb data for each port
- Automatically scan selected channels
- Single printer serves all ports
- Remote access via external modem, password protected for security
- Add second terminal for convenience
